Doreen Pendgracs
... Wizard of Words...
Box 163 Matlock, MB
CANADA - R0C 2B0
phone: (204) 389-4177
pendor@mts.net

www.wizardofwords.net

 

Profiles & Essays Samples:

MANITO AHBEE – A FESTIVAL FOR ALL NATIONS
Excerpt from the
Manitoba Book of Everything, First People chapter.
Published Oct/08 by MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.

Manitoba has an extremely rich, diverse and thriving aboriginal culture  ... read more.

COUNTRY LIFE IS FOR THE HARDY ©
(article originally appeared in the October 21, 2005 edition of ComFree Homes magazine)

I just spent an hour and a half trying to e-mail one of my editors a few pictures. And then my connection cut out before the transmission could be complete! This is just one of the challenges of country living. And there are many  ... read more .

GIFTS FOR FUNKY FRIENDS©
(article appeared in the Holiday, 2004 issue of Winnipeg Life magazine) 

Got any new-age friends like me who prefer the unconventional? Then consider thinking outside the traditional gift box when doing your holiday shopping this year  ... read more .

JUNIOR's STORY©
(article originally appeared in the June 18, 2002 issue of The Winnipeg Free Press) 

My husband, Reg, and I are both softies when it comes to nature. We feel sorry for all the wildlife -- large and small -- that calls our neck of the woods home, especially during our often-harsh Prairie winters. So we feed the deer all winter long, and we feed the birds, the chipmunks and the squirrels all year round  ... read more .

BE TRUE TO YOURSELF©
(reprint of the cover story, première issue of Winnipeg women magazine, March/2000 - Copyright © D. Pendgracs)

You've probably heard her friendly voice on the radio, weekday mornings between 5:30 and 9:00 a.m. on Q-94 FM.  Frazier co-hosts the successful morning show with Beau and Tom, the two cajolers who have been bringing smiles to the faces of Winnipeggers for the past 10 years.  Frazier joined the pair five years ago and the show's ratings have continued to rise ... read more.

A GEM OF A LADY FROM A GEM OF A COMMUNITY©
(reprinted from the June/98 of Farmlife)

Helen Webber was born about a half century ago in the remote northern community of Churchill, Manitoba -- population 1,000. "Over the years, I've seen the town's focus shift from that of naval port and centre for trapping and trading, to a truly cosmopolitan centre," says Helen ... read more.

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